LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE FROM DAN CASTRICONE Citing valid complaints of school superintendents and educators throughout New York, NY Assembly candidate Dan Castricone today called on the legislature to ‘eliminate the gap elimination adjustment,’ labeling it a scheme concocted by legislators to avoid proper funding of local schools. The so called ‘Gap Elimination Adjustment’ formula enacted […]
Arguing current representation in Washington has not served commuter needs, Congressional candidate Chris Day joined a chorus of voices in Rockland government demanding relief for Tappan Zee Bridge commuters today. In an official release on his campaign website, Day demanded the state cap Tappan Zee tolls at five dollars. The demand offers support for a […]
SUBMITTED BY RAMAPO COUNCILMAN DANIEL FRIEDMANÂ Unedited In the wake of several actions taken by Ramapo Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence, Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman initiated an investigation into the mishandling of governmental business in Ramapo Town Hall. The results of that inquiry demonstrated that there were multiple incidents in which Ramapo officials took inappropriate […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – County Executive Ed Day announced on March 24 that the position of Economic Development director has been filled with business and marketing specialist and 2013 Spring Valley mayoral candidate Calherbe Monel, a man now charged with bringing business back to the county. Monel, who ran for mayor on the […]
Website contains millions of state and local government financial records State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that financial information for more than 500 state and local public authorities is now available at Open Book New York http://www.openbooknewyork.com/, a transparency website launched by DiNapoli in 2008. The database, going back to 2007, can be downloaded in an […]
LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday night, the Rockland County Legislature unanimously approved a proposal initiated by County Legislator and Minority Leader Christopher J. Carey (R-Bardonia) calling on the state to develop a reduced toll schedule for residents of  Rockland and Orange Counties. Legislator Carey introduced the proposal after Governor Cuomo announced that Staten Island residents would pay a reduced […]